One might have thought that with all the relative positivity about Scotland recently in the face of the dire news coming from all across the Unionists camp that Scottish voters in 2 council wards in Glasgow Cardonald and Fortissat North Lanarkshire might feel...

So the two recent council by-elections in both Glasgow and North Lanarkshire wards may be a surprise to some SNP voters. To me, it’s not much of a surprise that Labour held one of the seats and that they gained the other from the Tories. However, what does bother me...

Benefits are supposed to reflect actual living costs. Of course they are pretty mean – you are not expected to be able to enjoy yourself or even maintain a decent standard of living – but if a household gets large amounts in benefits, this is because there are extra...

An open letter to all Dundee Councillors from the Scottish Unemployed Workers’ Network and Better than Zero We are deeply concerned about the use of unpaid labour for stewarding the forthcoming music festival, Carnival 56, in Camperdown Park. We are aware that this...

A Conservative councillor has been suspended for her sneering racism and despicable prejudice regarding welfare claimants. Some media outlets have described the comments as a “joke”. It wasn’t. Rosemary Carroll, a Conservative councillor, shared a post about a man...